Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature
Vol 2, No 2 (2021): Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature

Students’ Voices on English Language Uses in an Islamic Boarding School in Gorontalo

Fitriyanti Taib (Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)
Usman Pakaya (Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)
Abid Abid (Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2021

Abstract

In the Islamic boarding school settings as in Indonesia, all the students are required to master English language for their daily interaction, starting from year 7 up to 12. However, the students who are beginners may often feel challenged with it. The present of study, therefore, seeks to discover the students’ voices on English language uses outside classroom context at one of the Islamic boarding schools located in the Province of Gorontalo. The participants of this study were the students sitting at the junior high school level. Informed by a qualitative approach, data were collected by using observation fieldnotes and interview protocols, and analyzed using a thematic analysis. The findings showed that there were four themes representing students’ voices: lack of preparation, language learning preference, language use preference, and English use challenges. The findings suggest that the boarding school may need to create programs that encourage the students to learn and master English, and to facilitate them in making the most of their English language learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jetl

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature (JJETL) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia. It is published twice a year in April and October, with submissions accepted throughout the ...